The Threepenny Opera
Original Cast Recording - Donmar Warehouse
Music By
Kurt Weill
Book and Lyrics by
Bertolt Brecht
English Translation by
Robert David MacDonald
New Lyrics Translation by
Jeremy Sams
Cast
Tom Mannion, Beverley Klein, Sharon Small
Tom Hollander, Ben Albu, Jeremy Harrison,Terence Maynard ,Simon Dormandy
Natasha Bain, Tara Hugo, Amanda Edwards
Conducted by
Gary Yershon
Orchestrated by
Kurt Weill
On December 8 1994, the new production of Weill's and Brecht's 'The Threepenny Opera' opened at the Donmar Warehouse in London to critical acclaim. Jeremy Sams' new translation sets the work in London in the near future where London is in a state of anarchy and confusion reigns.
This Original Cast Recording in Digital Dolby Surround vividly captures the power and drama of the production which boasts several wonderful performances notably Tom Hollander, Sharon Small, Tara Hugo and Beverly Klein.
- Overture
Orchestra, Gary Yershon - Peachum's Morning Song (Morning Chorale)
Tom Mannion - Kids Today
Beverly Klein, Tom Mannion - Gang Song (Wedding Song)
Men - Pirate Jenny
Sharon Small - Squaddies Song (Cannon Song)
Tom Hollander, Simon Dormandy, Men - Love Duet
Tom Hollander, Sharon Small - Barbara Song
Sharon Small - Life's A Bitch (Dreigroschenfinale)
Sharon Small, Tom Mannion, Beverly Klein - Melodrama / Polly's Song
Tom Hollander, Sharon Small - The Ballad Of Sexual Imperative
Beverly Klein - Knocking Shop Tango
Tom Hollander, Tara Hugo - The Flick Knife Song (Moritat)
Tara Hugo - Easy Life (Ballade)
Tom Hollander - Jealousy Duet
Sharon Small, Natasha Bain - What Keeps A Man Alive? (Dreigroschenfinale II)
Tom Hollander, Tom Mannion, Tara Hugo, Beverly Klein, Company - What's The Point (Lied 17)
Tom Mannion - The Socrates Song (Solomonsong)
Tara Hugo - A Call From The Grave
Tom Hollander - Ballad In Which MacHeath Begs All Mens' Forgiveness (Grabschrift)
Tom Hollander - Act III Finale
Tom Hollander, Tom Mannion, Beverly Klein, Tara Hugo, Simon Dormandy, Company
